Ukrainians head to the polls on the 31st March, the first time since the snap elections of 2014 that saw pro-Russian President Victor Yanukovuch replaced by incumbent President Petro Poroshenko. President Poroshenko though is struggling against candidate Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a comedian and actor who plays the President in a local TV sitcom, the only  experience he has in politics.

Ukrainians head to the polls on the 31st March, the first time since the snap elections of 2014 that saw pro-Russian President Victor Yanukovuch replaced by incumbent President Petro Poroshenko. President Poroshenko though is struggling against candidate Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a comedian and actor who plays the President in a local TV sitcom, the only experience he has in politics.

Ukraine elections and a failed revolution in Munich

Making sense of a changing world, Extra with Geraldine Doogue explores the risks and possibilities of big shifts in power, puts events with our neighbourhood and overseas into context and explains how this affects Australia’s place within our wider world.

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